Jameson Raid (band)

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Jameson Raid
General information
origin Birmingham , England
Genre (s) New Wave of British Heavy Metal
founding 1975 as Notre Dame, 2009
resolution 1983
Website www.jamesonraid.co.uk
Current occupation
Terry Dark
Peter Green
Lars Wickett
Dave Rothan
former members
Electric bass
John Ace
Drums
Phil Kimberley
Electric guitar
Stewart Harrod
Electric guitar
Ian Smith
Electric guitar
Mike Darby
Electric guitar
James Barrett
Electric guitar, meanwhile also vocals
Steve Makin
Drums
Andreas "Neudi" Neuderth
Electric guitar
Eric "Kalli" Kaldschmidt
Drums
Roger Simms
Electric guitar
Mike Jones

Jameson Raid is an English New Wave of British Heavy Metal band from Birmingham , which was founded in 1975 under the name Notre Dame , split up in 1983 and has been active again since 2009. At times the group called itself The Raid .

history

The band's origins go back to 1973 when bassist John Ace and guitarist Ian Smith were in the school band Spectaté II in Sutton Coldfield . The first appearance took place on August 26, 1975 with the band name Notre Dame. However, the name was only used for this one appearance. The roadie Nick "Boz" Freeman suggested the name "Jameson Raid", inspired by the same incident , which he had heard in history class. In December 1976, the singer Terry Dark joined. Guitarist Stewart Harrod left the group a few days later. Former Judas Priest drummer John Hinch was the manager for the band and they signed a management contract with Light and Sound-Design.

The line-up existed in 1977 alongside singer Terry Dark, guitarist Ian Smith, bassist John Ace and drummer Phil Kimberley. It was followed by smaller appearances in the Midlands . The group played mostly their own compositions such as Stop Looking at Me , Bricks on the Wall and Spit in Your Eye as well as cover versions of Mott the Hoople and Thin Lizzy . The group shared the stage with punk bands. The first release was the privately pressed EP Seven Days of Splendor on GBH Records in February 1979 , which, in addition to the title track, contains the songs It's a Crime and Catcher in the Rye . In March the band played with Def Leppard and Magnum in London's Hammersmith Odeon and in April with these two bands in Wolverhampton . In addition, other performances were held with Saxon , Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. A second EP produced by Tom Galley followed in the following year under the name End of Part One on Blackbird Music , which contains the four songs The Hypnotist , The Raid , Getting Hotter and Straight from the Butchers . The release was the last with longtime members John Ace (bass) and Ian Smith (electric guitar). Both made their last appearance in July 1980 in Birmingham. Before the end of the year, the band could be heard on the sampler Metal for Muthas Volume II with the song Hard Lines . The group then bears the name The Raid. With the new guitarist Mike Darby and the new bassist Peter Green, the band, again under the name Jameson Raid, held further appearances. James Barrett from The Handsome Beasts joined the cast in 1981 as guitarist . The group then made demo recordings of Electric Sun , Run for Cover and Poor Little Rich Girl . In 1982 Barrett was replaced by Steve Makin. The new line-up stopped recording, but played new songs in the Midlands such as Titanic and Uncle Jim's Green and White Pick-Up Truck . In the spring of 1982 the band could be seen at the Railway Inn in Birmingham. Due to the lack of interest from labels, the group's activity came to a standstill. Before that, the drummer Kimberley and the singer Dark had left the cast. After a brief attempt in 1983 by Peter Green with guitarist and singer Steve Makin and drummer Roger Simms to revive the band under the name The Raid, it came to a breakup. In 1992 the band tried to reunite, but it failed before a concert could be held.

The band has been active again since 2009 after Roxxcalibur asked the band if they could cover Seven Days of Splendor for their next album. Then Shadow Kingdom Records became aware of the group, whereupon the compilation Just as the Dust Had Settled appeared in 2010 . The release of the record version was taken over by High Roller Records . The group then went live again and played their first appearance since the reunion on the Robin 2 in Bilston on July 18, 2010, before playing on the O2 Academy on July 23 . Dark, Smith, Ace and Kimberley stood together on stage for the first time since the summer of 1980. Other appearances followed, such as at the Hard Rock Hell and the Headbangers Open Air in Germany . In June 2011 the band could be seen at the Download Festival . Since Ace, Smith and Kimberley had left the band to devote themselves to their day-to-day jobs, a guest bass player as well as guitarist Eric "Kalli" Kaldschmidt and drummer Andreas "Neudi" Neuderth, both working for Roxxcalibur, were employed. In June Green returned to the band as a bassist. In August 2013, Lars Wickett joined the group as the new drummer as Neuderth Manilla Road had to devote himself to while Dave Rothan replaced Kaldschmidt. In 2014 the EP 9 Reasons was released , which was followed by the debut album Uninvited Guests the following year .

style

According to Malc Macmillan in The NWOBHM Encyclopedia , the music initially varied between short, powerful pieces and elaborate, semi- progressive works. At Seven Days of Splendor he recognized influences from 1970s rock and pop such as David Bowie and Mott the Hoople as well as Thin Lizzy and punk attitude. In addition, the music is sometimes comparable to that of Bleak House and Limelight . On End of Part One the band can occasionally be compared with Ricochet , Slowtrain and Hollow Ground . Matthias Mader praised the original and good style of playing in NWoBHM New Wave of British Heavy Metal The glory Days . Seven Days of Splendor mix "tough HM with psychological elements and acoustic parts". In The International Encyclopedia of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal the music is referred to as pop heavy metal. Allmusic's Eduardo Rivadavia described the music on Seven Days of Splendor as catchy and radio-oriented hard rock .

Discography

  • 1979: Seven Days of Splendor (EP, GBH Records)
  • 1980: End of Part One (EP, Blackbird Music )
  • 1982: Electric Sun (demo, self-published)
  • 2010: Just as the Dust Had Settled (compilation, Shadow Kingdom Records )
  • 2011: Live at the O2 Academy (Live-Album, High Roller Records )
  • 2012: The Beginning of Part II (compilation, High Roller Records)
  • 2014: Truth & Heresy (single, self-published)
  • 2014: 9 Reasons (EP, JR Rising Records )
  • 2015: Uninvited Guests (album, self-published)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g John Tucker: Our History. The Rise And Rise Of Jameson Raid. (No longer available online.) Jamesonraid.co.uk, archived from the original on August 12, 2016 ; Retrieved June 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jamesonraid.co.uk
  2. ^ Garry Sharpe-Young , Horst Odermatt & Friends: The Ultimate Hard Rock Guide Vol I - Europe . Bang Your Head Enterprises Ltd, 1997, p. 297 .
  3. a b c d e f Eduardo Rivadavia: Jameson Raid. Allmusic , accessed June 17, 2016 .
  4. a b c d e f g h Malc Macmillan: The NWOBHM Encyclopedia . IP Verlag Jeske / Mader GbR, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-931624-16-3 , p. 323 ff .
  5. a b c Biography. (No longer available online.) Rockdetector.com, archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved June 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rockdetector.com
  6. ^ John Tucker: Jameson Raid is a legenday NWOBHM formed way back in 1979. jamesonraid.co.uk, archived from the original on January 27, 2015 ; Retrieved June 18, 2016 .
  7. Info. Facebook , accessed June 18, 2016 .
  8. ^ Matthias Mader, Otger Jeske, Manfred Kerschke: NWoBHM New Wave of British Heavy Metal The glory Days . Iron Pages, Berlin 1995, p. 115 f .
  9. Tony Jasper, Derek Oliver: The International Encyclopedia of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal . Facts on File Inc., New York 1983, ISBN 0-8160-1100-1 , pp. 165 f .